Thread by @TheValuesVoter

Another way to look at Christmas - for those who are worried about student debt.

Every one of us has incurred a debt that we can never pay off. No matter how hard we work.

And today we celebrate the day God announced Loan Forgiveness!

Every one of us has incurred this form of debt called sin. What is sin? The word literally means “to miss the mark.” We’re not perfect. Our great-great … great grandad, Adam, chose to disobey God. And all of us have chosen to do the same thing. Which isn’t inconsequential.

The Bible says:
“… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” (Romans 3:23, NIV).

So what? Well, sin costs. We’ve all racked up a balance.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.”
(Romans 6:23, NIV)

Unfortunately, this debt we’ve accumulated isn’t the kind that we can ever work off. But, thankfully, God announced a plan to pay off this particular form of debt!

And today we celebrate the day he put that debt forgiveness plan into motion.

The second part of Romans 6:23 is important.

“For the wages of sin is death, BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN[a] CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.”

So it’s a bad news good news situation. The bad news is that we’re hopelessly in debt. But the good news is that God has paid it off!

So we racked up this massive debt, every one of us. And then God arranged to pay off this debt for us so that we don’t have to.

Which is why Christmas exists. We celebrate this epic debt forgiveness deal.

But how do I get in on it?

Well, God has already paid off the debt for every one of us, which is why we now celebrate Easter. But, like those redemption code things you have to fill in on web sites in order to take advantage of some deals, we have to individually claim our part of the debt payoff.

Romans 10:9-10:
“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”

So by putting our faith in Jesus Christ, God in human flesh, who came to earth as part of this massive Debt Forgiveness plan, to pay off our debt for us, trusting Him to cover our debt and confessing that He’s the Lord, the Bible says we are saved.

Meaning our debt is cancelled.

NOTE: Nothing in this thread takes a position on the political debate on student loans.

I’m simply using loan forgiveness as a means of sharing the true message of Christmas. That our most consequential debt has been paid off.